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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 



COUNTY OF HUMBOLDT 



82S 5TH STREET 

 EUREKA. CALIFORNIA 95SD1-1172 PHONE C7D7: 44S-7471 



July 18, 1995 



The Honorable John Doolittle, Chairman 

 Subcommittee of Energy and Water, Committee on 



Natural Resources, 

 U. S. House of Representatives 

 Longworth House Office Building, Rm 1526 

 Washington, D.C. 20515 



Transmitted via FAX and mail 



Re: HR1906 (Doolittle)-Proposed Amendments to the 

 Central Valley Project improvement Act (P.L. 102-575). 



Dear Congressman Doolittle, 



We request this letter be entered into the subcommittee hearing 

 record for HR 1906. 



In 1992, Humboldt County supported passage of the Central Valley 

 Project Improvement Act (CVPIA). The Board of Supervisors took this 

 position because the Central Valley Project reforms contained in the 

 legislation would have a direct beneficial effect on the county's sport, 

 commercial and Indian salmon fisheries. As you should know, the welfare 

 of our salmon fishermen is directly linked to the condition of salmon 

 populations in the Sacramento River (historically, over 75% of the salmon 

 caught by the Northcoast's sport and commercial ocean come from the 

 Sacramento River) and Trinity River, both of which are key water sources 

 of the CVP. The commercial and sport salmon fisheries are an important 

 component of our county's economy. 



Provisions of the CVPIA: require an equitable redistribution of CVP 

 water, recognizing fishery resources are an equally important beneficial 

 use of the water; establish a meaningful fishery (and wildlife) restoration 



